K-Pop star IU is recognized and adored both in Korea and around the world for her incredible singing ability and cute personality. But IU’s positive traits do not end there, as she is also known to regularly donate to help those less fortunate than herself. Earlier this month, child welfare agency C
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is known for his sky-high approval ratings, but what few outside the country know is, he also has a rabid fanbase to rival even the greatest K-Pop idols. One of these fans recently shot a video of the president having a very serious conversation, complete with bunn
On April 6th 1971, the American Table Tennis team received an invitation to visit the People’s Republic of China, a country with which their nation refused to have any diplomatic or economic. This invitation marked the beginning of a thaw in China-America relations that eventually led to the visit o
In recent years, the webtoon industry has been booming in Korea, with many popular webtoons being adapted into films or television dramas. The KT Economic Management Research Institute has recorded that the Korean webtoon market grew from 420 billion won in 2015, to 880 billion won in 2018, and pred
KBS2 대국민토크쇼 안녕하세요 South Korean comedian Lee Young-ja’s new variety show has been attracting a lot of attention for her encyclopaedic knowledge of Seoul’s most delicious restaurants. In one episode she was joined by K-Pop idol group B1A4, and as a member described a delicious tripe shop th
As relations between North and South Korea continue to improve following the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the South is planning to send a group of over 150 musical artists to perform in concerts in the Northern capital of Pyeongyang between March 31st and April 3rd. These artists already include
Foreigners attending the PyeongChang Olympics in Korea are falling love with the ‘finger heart’ For decades, the world of cute, fun hand gestures to make while taking photos has been dominated by the thumbs up and peace signs (or maybe throwing up the horns if you’re feeling rebellious). However, th
BTS is a Korean idol group known worldwide. One of the reasons they have garnered so many fans is their perfectly coordinated and choreographed group dance (Kalgunmu). Kalgunmu is a newly coined Korean word, made from Kal meaning knife and gunmu meaning group dance, which means to dance perfectly in
1. There are two countries called ‘Koreas’ Following the Korean War, there are now two countries who call themselves ‘Korea’, and both are members of the United Nations. The first is the Republic of Korea, more widely known as South Korea, and the other is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,
In the year of 2006, a clip of ten-year old Korean Jung Sung-Ha playing "Splash" on the guitar was uploaded on Youtube. Before long the video went viral and was overwhelmed with comments praising the melody and Jung's incredible ability despite his young age. Internet became crazy. As praise for
Lucid Paul, a Korean singer who recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of his debut, is described by many as a poet. Known for his beautiful poetic lyrics and warm, comforting melodies, he had five of his songs selected in a 2014 list of ‘songs with beautiful lyrics selected by poets’, the only si
